The LA Times supported the surge and criticized Dems who wanted plans for troop withdrawals. But now….
Fourth Largest Newspaper In Country Calls For Withdrawal From Iraq
Make no mistake: This is a big deal…This is quite a turnabout [...]
Still, a popular Conservative bloggers says "predictable", rather than a "turnaround"…
Enough Talk About Political Solutions In Iraq…
Tags: Troop Withdrawal, Iraq War
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I wish I had a more optimistic outlook to pass along. But, things just aren’t going well in Iraq:
Iraq Government Coalition to Collapse?
Larkin at Wizbangblue, sister site of Wizbang, writes "Iraq’s Ruling Coalition Set to Collapse" with a link to CNN: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq’s top Sunni official has set a deadline of next week for pulling his entire bloc out of the government — a potentially devastating blow to reconciliation efforts [...]
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Just wait until hurricane season hits. Imagine the reports from the Gulf Coast…
Kansas National Guard Hampered In Rescue Efforts Because Of Iraq
The tragedy from Friday’s tornadoes in Kansas and nearby states is evident for all to see. Adding insult to injury are the rhetorical responses from the White House, and the administration’s role in complicating the rescue and recovery efforts due to Bush’s occupation of Iraq. So much debris is piled up that FEMA can’t get into the town to set up temporary housing and water systems. And why can’t FEMA still figure out how to do its job, and why can’t the Kansas National Guard do theirs? Because [...]
Let’s get this straight. They can’t round up enough National Guard troops to help a little town that’s been wiped off the face of the earth, but they can plan to hundreds (maybe thousands) of them on standby for the GOP Convention in Minneapolis?
Massive Security For ‘08 Conventions
Details are now coming out about planning for security at the 2008 Republican National Convention. "Thousands of police officers from across the state and hundreds of Secret Service and FBI agents will be deployed to provide security for the convention, and National Guard troops will be on standby…There will be special teams from Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hostage negotiators and [...]
Tags: Kansas Tornado, National Guard, FEMA, Iraq War
Tags: GOP Convention
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Monica’s right at the vortex. Monica Goodling, that is. Make sure you read the comments as pundits try to figure out exactly what this move means…
Goodling Immunity Moves Forward
Huh. Just out from House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI): Today the Department of Justice gave notice that it would not object to the House Judiciary Committee’s grant of use immunity for Monica Goodling. I believe obtaining her testimony will [...]
Tags: Monica goodling, U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice, Alberto Gonzales
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The Homeland Stupidity blog has a couple of classic TSA posts. Simply classic and so appropriate for that blog:
100,000 TSA employees’ personal data stolen
A hard drive containing the names, Social Security and bank account numbers for 100,000 current and former Transportation Security Administration employees was reported stolen this week, prompting a [...]
Whether it’s harassing elderly and disabled travelers, or breaking or even stealing valuables from passengers’ luggage, almost everyone has a low opinion of the Transportation Security Administration. Except, perhaps, for those who want to get in on [...]
Tags: TSA, Transportation Safety Administration, Missing Personal Data
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The line from the old Laugh-In TV show. Who said it? Artie somebody? (Update: Quick Google search returns "Arte Johnson"). via FireDogLake:
Erasure? Just A Coincidence In Timing, I’m Sure…
A very observent reader sends along these links from the Government Computer News service website. Shhh! A Data Scrubber They Don’t Want You To Know About: (dated 4/30/07) Thoroughly removing data from a hard drive doesn’t always require an expensive degausser. There are techniques for permanent erasure that involve only software, if you’re willing to do a [...]
Tags: Data Erasure, Computer Data, Hard Drive
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And the negativity seems to be spreading…
NEWSWEEK Poll: Bush Hits All-Time Low
George W. Bush has the lowest presidential approval rating in a generation, and the leading Dems beat every major ’08 Republican. Coincidence? [...]
Beyond Newsweek, the reports continue…
Bush Supporters Defecting to Democrats
"Disillusioned supporters of President George W Bush are defecting to" Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "as the White House candidate with the best chance of uniting a divided nation," reports the Sunday Times of London. Among them are Tom Bernstein, who "went to Yale University with Bush and co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team with him. In 2004 he donated the maximum $2,000 to the president’s reelection campaign and gave $50,000 to the Republican National Committee." "Not to be outdone, Hillary Clinton has [...]
UPDATE: ‘Nother poll..
Bush approval hits ‘rough stability’: 34%
Americans by nearly 2-1 disapprove of the job President Bush is doing at the White House, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. He scores a net disapproval rating in every area of the survey, from the economy to terrorism. His lowest ratings – 30% [...]
Tags: Newsweek Poll, George W. Bush
Tags: Sunday Times of London, Republicans Defecting
Tags: USA Today, Gallup Poll
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The LA Times supported the surge and criticized Dems who wanted plans for troop withdrawals. But now….
Fourth Largest Newspaper In Country Calls For Withdrawal From Iraq
Make no mistake: This is a big deal…This is quite a turnabout [...]
Still, a popular Conservative bloggers says "predictable", rather than a "turnaround"…
Enough Talk About Political Solutions In Iraq…
Tags: Troop Withdrawal, Iraq War
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I wish I had a more optimistic outlook to pass along. But, things just aren’t going well in Iraq:
Iraq Government Coalition to Collapse?
Larkin at Wizbangblue, sister site of Wizbang, writes "Iraq’s Ruling Coalition Set to Collapse" with a link to CNN: BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraq’s top Sunni official has set a deadline of next week for pulling his entire bloc out of the government — a potentially devastating blow to reconciliation efforts [...]
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Just wait until hurricane season hits. Imagine the reports from the Gulf Coast…
Kansas National Guard Hampered In Rescue Efforts Because Of Iraq
The tragedy from Friday’s tornadoes in Kansas and nearby states is evident for all to see. Adding insult to injury are the rhetorical responses from the White House, and the administration’s role in complicating the rescue and recovery efforts due to Bush’s occupation of Iraq. So much debris is piled up that FEMA can’t get into the town to set up temporary housing and water systems. And why can’t FEMA still figure out how to do its job, and why can’t the Kansas National Guard do theirs? Because [...]
Let’s get this straight. They can’t round up enough National Guard troops to help a little town that’s been wiped off the face of the earth, but they can plan to hundreds (maybe thousands) of them on standby for the GOP Convention in Minneapolis?
Massive Security For ‘08 Conventions
Details are now coming out about planning for security at the 2008 Republican National Convention. "Thousands of police officers from across the state and hundreds of Secret Service and FBI agents will be deployed to provide security for the convention, and National Guard troops will be on standby…There will be special teams from Homeland Security, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, hostage negotiators and [...]
Tags: Kansas Tornado, National Guard, FEMA, Iraq War
Tags: GOP Convention
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Monica’s right at the vortex. Monica Goodling, that is. Make sure you read the comments as pundits try to figure out exactly what this move means…
Goodling Immunity Moves Forward
Huh. Just out from House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI): Today the Department of Justice gave notice that it would not object to the House Judiciary Committee’s grant of use immunity for Monica Goodling. I believe obtaining her testimony will [...]
Tags: Monica goodling, U.S. Attorneys, Department of Justice, Alberto Gonzales
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The Homeland Stupidity blog has a couple of classic TSA posts. Simply classic and so appropriate for that blog:
100,000 TSA employees’ personal data stolen
A hard drive containing the names, Social Security and bank account numbers for 100,000 current and former Transportation Security Administration employees was reported stolen this week, prompting a [...]
Whether it’s harassing elderly and disabled travelers, or breaking or even stealing valuables from passengers’ luggage, almost everyone has a low opinion of the Transportation Security Administration. Except, perhaps, for those who want to get in on [...]
Tags: TSA, Transportation Safety Administration, Missing Personal Data
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The line from the old Laugh-In TV show. Who said it? Artie somebody? (Update: Quick Google search returns "Arte Johnson"). via FireDogLake:
Erasure? Just A Coincidence In Timing, I’m Sure…
A very observent reader sends along these links from the Government Computer News service website. Shhh! A Data Scrubber They Don’t Want You To Know About: (dated 4/30/07) Thoroughly removing data from a hard drive doesn’t always require an expensive degausser. There are techniques for permanent erasure that involve only software, if you’re willing to do a [...]
Tags: Data Erasure, Computer Data, Hard Drive
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And the negativity seems to be spreading…
NEWSWEEK Poll: Bush Hits All-Time Low
George W. Bush has the lowest presidential approval rating in a generation, and the leading Dems beat every major ’08 Republican. Coincidence? [...]
Beyond Newsweek, the reports continue…
Bush Supporters Defecting to Democrats
"Disillusioned supporters of President George W Bush are defecting to" Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) "as the White House candidate with the best chance of uniting a divided nation," reports the Sunday Times of London. Among them are Tom Bernstein, who "went to Yale University with Bush and co-owned the Texas Rangers baseball team with him. In 2004 he donated the maximum $2,000 to the president’s reelection campaign and gave $50,000 to the Republican National Committee." "Not to be outdone, Hillary Clinton has [...]
UPDATE: ‘Nother poll..
Bush approval hits ‘rough stability’: 34%
Americans by nearly 2-1 disapprove of the job President Bush is doing at the White House, according to a new USA TODAY/Gallup Poll. He scores a net disapproval rating in every area of the survey, from the economy to terrorism. His lowest ratings – 30% [...]
Tags: Newsweek Poll, George W. Bush
Tags: Sunday Times of London, Republicans Defecting
Tags: USA Today, Gallup Poll
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